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Bulk Hops Flowers (dried, 3 ounces)

Botanical Name: Humulus lupulus

Family: Cannabaceae

Folk History and Use

The most popular use of hops has been in the brewing of beer. Hops contributes the distinctive flavor and aroma of beer, as well as providing a natural preservative to the beverage, which is an effective bacterioside.

Hops has been used as a calmative, nervine, stomachic, sedative and hypnotic. It has been considered especially useful in alleviating nervous stomach conditions and in helping produce sleep. It is also a diuretic and vermifuge. One of the most popular folk uses is in a "hops filled pillow" which, when used to replace a standard pillow, is said to produce non-narcotic sleep.

Hops has an overriding bitter taste due to the antibiotic bitter acids, humulone and lupulone. These irritating bitter acids, together with volatile oils, stimulate (primarily through irritation) the urinary tract and the lungs to purge themsleves of toxins. This results in diuretic and expectorant effects. The oils also trigger the production of digestive fluids, aiding efficient digestion.

The sedative and antispasmodic properties of hops are apparently due to the various flavonoids present in the flowers of the plant

Typical Daily Usage

Fresh Flowers: 2-6 teaspoon

Dried Flowers: 1-3 gm

Extract: 2 gm dried flower, 10 ml alcohol, 10 ml water

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